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Pro-pipeline protest convoy reaches Ottawa after rolling across country
OTTAWA - A convoy of angry Albertans and other westerners rolled up to Parliament Hill today to protest federal energy and environmental policies. Scores of people gathered in knee...
Feb 19, 2019
Police: Tip that Smollett, 2 brothers together in elevator
Chicago police are investigating a tip that on the night "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett reported being attacked by two masked men he was in an elevator of his apartment building with two brothers late...
Feb 19, 2019
Wolverhampton hangs on to beat Bristol City in FA Cup
LONDON - Wolverhampton held on to beat Championship side Bristol City 1-0 to reach the quarterfinals of the FA Cup on Sunday. The second-tier team threatened from a series of set-pieces late in the ga...
Feb 19, 2019
A list of deadly Canadian fires
Seven children, all members of a Syrian family who arrived in Canada about two years ago, died in an early morning house fire Tuesday in Halifax, the worst fire toll in recent memory in Nova Scotia. S...
Feb 19, 2019
B.C. man says he owns copyright, trademark for People's Party of Canada name
VANCOUVER - Former federal Conservative party cabinet minister Maxime Bernier may have to find a new name for his fledgling People's Party of Canada, if a British Columbia businessman wins two la...
Feb 19, 2019
Alberta missionaries among the Canadians heading home from riot-stricken Haiti
MONTREAL - A Canadian couple who had to leave Haiti due to violent street protests say they're happy to be heading home but that their hearts are with the people they left behind. Wade and Marilyn Fit...
Feb 19, 2019
Fencing body 'interested' in France's embrace of lightsaber
PARIS - The international governing body of fencing is giving a qualified thumbs-up to France's embrace of lightsaber duels. The Associated Press reported this week on the growth of lightsaber dueling...
Feb 19, 2019
Montreal native Justin Senior announces he's signed with Kansas City Chiefs
There's another Canadian offensive lineman with the NFL's Kansas City Chiefs. Montreal native Justin Senior announced on Twitter that he's signed with the Chiefs as a free agent. He joins Laurent...
Feb 19, 2019
Sharpe could laugh about 'brain-dead moment' after getting first win at Scotties
SYDNEY, N.S. - Some surprising results and a couple eyebrow-raising moments made for an interesting opening weekend at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts. Second-ranked Kerri Einars...
Feb 19, 2019
Manitoba's Tracy Fleury upsets previously unbeaten Rachel Homan of Ontario
SYDNEY, N.S. - Rachel Homan has suffered her first loss at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts. The Ontario skip dropped a 6-5 decision to former provincial rival Tracy Fleury, now representing Man...
Feb 19, 2019